The city of Buenos Aires offers something else than monuments, buildings, and amazing parks; it also has a very rich story. A very interesting way of learning history and reviving it is by visiting some of its streets and avenues. Some of them offer a tour around the main historic buildings of the city which were important throughout history; others offer glamour and distinction, or they can be strategically located to move around the city, and; some streets even have a story of their own to tell...
Let’s see some of the main avenues and streets of Buenos Aires:
Avenida Santa Fe: Santa Fe Avenue is one of the mostly known and visited of the Buenos Aires. This avenue starts in Avenida Libertador, where the Plaza San MartÃn is, in Retiro neighborhood, and it extends for over 40 blocks. The Avenida Santa Fe is known as the “Fashion Avenue”, since it is considered as the main commercial area (where they sell mainly clothing) of Buenos Aires.
Avenida Alvear: Alvear Avenue is the most distinguished avenue of Buenos Aires. Even though many year ago, before it was called like this, it was considered as “useless and unsuccessful", today it is the place where the main trades of the world have their shops. This avenue is where wealthy citizens and tourists go shopping when they want something unique and luxurious.
Avenida 9 de Julio: 9 de julio Avenue is popular for various reasons: First, it is considered the widest avenue of the world. This avenue has 140 meter wide and it is complicated to cross in only one time. Second, the “Avenida 9 de Julio” offers along its extension a great number of historic icons, like the Obelisco and the Colon Theater, just to mention a few. Of course, it is also a very important artery that communicates the North and South of the city. Its name is in commemoration of the Argentine Independence, which took place on July, 9th, 1816.
Avenida Rivadavia: Rivadavia Avenue is the longest avenue of Buenos Aires. It is a really important avenue, since it connects the whole city. It begins in “Plaza de Mayo”, in the historic center of the city, and in ends in Merlo, an area of Buenos Aires located at 35 Km from its starting point. This avenue is also important and interesting to mention because it was here where the first bus passed, in 1928.
The list of streets and avenues of the city of Buenos Aires and its surroundings is really long. We have only mentioned a few, which may be considered the most important due to its history, the amount of people that passes along or visits them…
